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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

 
Part IB

Course Description  2023-24

This paper enables students to improve their grasp of Hebrew and develop competence in the critical reading of Hebrew texts. There will be two sections, on Classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew respectively. Candidates taking the Modern Hebrew option will have an oral as part of their paper

1. Biblical Hebrew: Students will develop further the skills in Biblical Hebrew language that were the objectives of MES4. They will gain an increased awareness of the philological and textual issues, through the reading of specified texts.

2. Modern Hebrew language: Students will be expected to reach the intermediate-high level in modern, Israeli Hebrew in all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Form and Conduct

This paper will be divided into two sections, at least one of which must be answered. Section A (Classical Hebrew) will contain four questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each) and two questions on specified texts (20 marks each). Section B (Modern Hebrew) will contain two questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each) and two questions on specified texts (20 points each). Question 1: unseen Modern Hebrew passage for translation and linguistic analysis. Question 2: Composition in Modern Hebrew from a choice of three topics. Questions 3–4: questions on specified texts (20 marks each). The oral examination (30 marks total) will consist of (a) reading precision and comprehension test (7 marks); (b) listening comprehension test (8 marks); and (c) general oral ability test (15 marks). Candidates offering one section only must answer all questions. Candidates studying both Classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew must offer two language questions (15 marks each) and one specified text question (20 marks) from Section A and one language question (15 marks), one specified text question (20 marks), and the general oral ability component of the oral examination (15 marks) from Section B.

 

This description is subject to change, for the latest information, students should consult the Undergraduate Handbook available on the Faculty Intranet.